 
Dear Friend,
Profound changes are underway throughout NYIT. Our physical
campuses, online initiatives and academic programs are dynamic,
evolving and primed for a level of success previously unseen
during NYIT's 48-year history. In short, we are uniquely positioned
to fulfill the 21st-century needs of our students, who truly
benefit from your ongoing support.
You may not know our 11,000 students by name, but your generosity
over the past 12 months has influenced their lives. Through the
Partners Fund and annual events like the Gold Coast Food & Wine
Classic, your contributions directly empower our students, more
than 80 percent of whom depend on some form of financial aid
during their academic pursuits at NYIT.
Despite the challenging economy, we have planned and completed
major improvements across our campuses that will carry our students
and NYIT forward for years to come. We've installed six miles
of fiber-optic cable throughout our Old Westbury and Central
Islip campuses. We've fired up a network that is one of the fastest
digital pipelines on the East Coast, capable of carrying data,
voice and video transmissions at speeds that were unattainable
a few years ago. We've introduced our students, faculty and staff
to broadband wireless Internet access. And we've added 60,000
square feet of space to our Manhattan campus.
We have a new Office of Global Programs. We've reconstituted
and staffed our Office of Sponsored Programs and Research. We've
engaged a new vice president for student affairs, several new
deans and many other professionals. We've also witnessed a transition
in the deanship of NYIT's New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
(NYCOM)--one of the nation's largest and most successful medical
schools.
Our talented students continue to excel in our classrooms, on
our playing fields and in the marketplace. For example, our communication
arts students recently won a New York Emmy Award and several
other prominent awards; men's lacrosse won the NCAA Division
II National Championship; and our architecture students have
unveiled moving, inspirational designs for the World Trade Center
site that were seen by thousands of viewers on news broadcasts
from CBS, CNN and FOX, and featured in Architectural Digest.
The accomplishments of our faculty, staff and students are generating
strong rankings in such national publications as U.S. News & World
Report. This is the fifth consecutive year that we've achieved
the magazine's "Tier 2" ranking.
We're proud of our progress, but we have even higher hopes for
the future and continue to operate NYIT with four overriding
goals: Improve academic quality and program development; strengthen
recruitment, retention and student life; enhance the college's
image; and improve NYIT's financial condition and strengthen
administrative services. In the pages ahead, we highlight our
progress toward fulfilling each of these goals.
Thank you once again for your steadfast commitment to NYIT as
we embark on the most exciting period in this college's history.
Edward Guiliano, Ph.D
President and CEO
Stanley Kreitman
Chairman of the Board
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